Maybe why truck tonnage is off...
Rail Freight Traffic Up in July | Journal of Commerce
The shift follows two months in which rail traffic confirmed a pause in economic momentum and raised concerns because freight activity should be strengthening during a period of recovery from recession.
Weekly rail freight numbers began to grow again about mid-July. Then, in the final week of July, the trade group said U.S. railroads had their strongest actual carload volume since November 2008, while intermodal traffic was the highest since July 2008.
Rail Freight Traffic Up in July | Journal of Commerce
The shift follows two months in which rail traffic confirmed a pause in economic momentum and raised concerns because freight activity should be strengthening during a period of recovery from recession.
Weekly rail freight numbers began to grow again about mid-July. Then, in the final week of July, the trade group said U.S. railroads had their strongest actual carload volume since November 2008, while intermodal traffic was the highest since July 2008.
